360 CARLA Career Symposium, Save the date

Save the date for this exciting event that bridges the gap between academic excellence, real industrial applications and career opportunities in photonics. This is your chance to explore how innovative engagement in photonics can shape tomorrow’s technological advancements with clear societal impacts.

The Symposium will give you, bachelor or M. Sc. PhD student or young researcher, an overview of photonics and the various career opportunities it offers. It will have a particular focus on the following “green” application areas:

• Energy (production, supply, savings)
• Efficient optical data communication 
• Sustainability (material sorting, recycling)
• Environmental monitoring and preservation
• Agriculture and food production

The symposium will also give you the opportunity to meet companies and discuss their job offers and to meet mentors to guide you with your career choices.

Finally, the symposium will have many opportunities to network, connect and exchange with professionals and other students with similar aspirations.

Date
Thursday (pm) to Friday (pm), 7-8 May 2026

Venue

BFH (Bern University of Applied Sciences) in Burgdorf/Berthoud,
20 km/15 min by train from Bern.

Symposium language
English

Cost
The 360 CARLA Symposium is free of charge for attendants

Registration
Compulsory, will open in early 2026

This event is realized in the framework of the EU-funded project 360 CARLA (no. 101135838). For the European Commission, the objective is to increase the skills and the number of young people employable by the European (and Swiss) photonics industry which exhibits a strong and continuous growth.

We encourage also the participation of students who are not already engaged in an education traditionally leading to careers in photonics (physics or engineering). With their usually low representation in those education lines, we clearly encourage the participation of female students.

If you are a professional in photonics, please advertise the event for your relatives and interested students around you!

More information

• 360 CARLA: https://carlahub.eu/
• 360 CARLA: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135838
• European Partnership in Photonics, Photonics21: https://www.photonics21.org/ 
• Green Photonics: https://www.photonics21.org/download/ppp-services/photonics-downloads/Study_GreenPhotonics_2020_final.pdf

Contacts 360 CARLA
Dr. Pierre-Yves Fonjallaz
Email: pierre-yves.fonjallaz@epfl.ch

Dr. Guido Hennig
Email: hennig.guido@outlook.com


28 July 2025, Christian Bosshard